Bent Georg Jensen has designed TRIPP, the new, refined bed linen from GEORG JENSEN DAMASK. Even though Bent Georg Jensen is an elderly gentleman of 87 with extensive experience to draw upon, there is nothing retrospective about his design.
“When we go to bed, we need to be able to let go of all the things that have been preoccupying us. This is why I chose a small pattern, which is gently repeated over the entire surface. There is something comforting in repetition. A bit like the plough furrow: simple, beautiful, lush and life-giving.” Bent Georg Jensen knows what he is talking about; after all he has a lifelong experience to draw upon when it comes to damask. TRIPP is a beautiful combination of the vast technical knowledge he has gained as a textile engineer and during his work as a designer. He took over the post as director of the family business when he was just 24 and did not relinquish the post until 1999, some 52 years later.
The calming rhythm of geometry
Bent Georg Jensen’s design is characterised by his penchant for geometric patterns. In his words, “the weave demands regularity” – something he discovered at the age of ten, when he was sent to his first weaving school. TRIPP is designed as a staircase, which is repeated and broken only by a vertical line. The staircase effect is accentuated by the alternating matt and glossy surfaces, which are characteristic of the damask weave. It is a pattern which is both classic and modern in all its simplicity and highly consistent with the calmness that characterises almost everything from the hand of Bent Georg Jensen. As he himself puts it, he is probably a “little chequered inside”.
With the sea in mind
The bed linen is satin woven in the softest Egyptian cotton, which feels both light and airy on the skin. Bent Georg Jensen chose the four cheerful colours – Azure, Ocean, Sand and Dune – himself. “The colours of the moment are slightly sombre, as there is a tendency to celebrate dark colours, but that is not Georg Jensen Damask’s outlook on life,” explains Mr Jensen. The colours are reminiscent of a glorious summer’s day by the sea, as you crawl into bed under bed linen that reminds you of sea and sand.
TRIPP is available in the following colours: Azure, Ocean, Sand and Dune with a retail price of EURO 200 per set in the size 140 x 200 cm and EURO 214 per set in the size 140 x 220 cm. The duvet cover and pillow cases are also sold separately and in other sizes.
TRIPP is sold in Georg Jensen Damask stores throughout Denmark and at damask.dk from week 15. To find your nearest retailer, please call tel. +45 7552 2700.
For further information, photographic material and samples, please contact Marie-Louise Dunker at mld@mannov.dk, tel. +45 4087 2747 or Dorthe Thomsen at dot@damask.dk, tel. +45 7633 3641.